6. A gardener has a square planting bed. When all of the sides of the bed are increased by 3 feet, 60 feet of edging is needed to go around the new bed. What was the original length of a side of the planting bed?

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6. A gardener has a square planting bed. When all of the
sides of the bed are increased by 3 feet, 60 feet of edging
is needed to go around the new bed. What was the
original length of a side of the planting bed?
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sides of the bed are increased by 3 feet, 60 feet of edging
is needed to go around the new bed. What was the
original length of a side of the planting bed?
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